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Kuwait

Border countries: Iraq, Saudi Arabia

Kuwait is a member of the Saudi-led coalition that intervenes on the side of the Yemeni government in the non-international armed conflict against the Houthis.

As a member of the Saudi-led coalition that launched airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen in March 2015, Bahrain is a party to the non-international armed conflict against the Houthis in Yemen. 'Yemen Air Strikes: a Guide to the Countries Backing Saudi Arabia', Associated Press, 10 April 2015. For further information on who is considered a party to an armed conflict, see ‘contemporary challenges – multinational forces: who is a party to the conflict?’ in our classification section. In the same sense, see Final Report of the Panel of Experts on Yemen Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014), UN doc S/2017/81, footnote 18.

Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2018